12th Scientific Sessions & International Conference

Event details

  • Saturday | January 25, 2025 to Sunday | January 26, 2025
  • All Day

The 12th Scientific Sessions & International Conference of SLALAS will be held on the 25th & 26th of January 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka under the theme “Towards One Health: Responsible & Reproducible Animal-based Research in Support of Precision Medicine”.

 

Program 

Jan 25, 2025

Inauguration

Time Description
8.30 a.m. Registration
9.00 a.m – 9.10 a.m. Ceremonial procession and welcome dance
9.10 a.m. – 9.20 a.m. Lighting of the traditional oil lamp & the National Anthem
9.20 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. Welcome Address

Dr. Sachini Amarasekara

President – SLALAS 2024/2025

9.30 a.m. – 9.40 a.m. Presenting Symposium Proceedings to the Chief Guest, Keynote Speakers, & Guests
9.40 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. Address by the Chief Guest Prof. Toru Takeo

Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Division of Reproductive Engineering, Kumamato University, Japan

9.50 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. Address by the Guest of Honour I

Director, National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

10.00 a.m. – 10.10 a.m. Address by the Guest of Honour II

Director, Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka

10.10 a.m.- 11.10 a.m. Presidential Address

Dr. Sachini Amarasekara

President – SLALAS 2024/2025

11.10 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. Awarding of SLALAS Seed grants
11.15 a.m. – 11.25 a.m.

 

Vote of Thanks

Ms. Piumika Yapa

Honorary Secretary – SLALAS 2024/2025

Closure of the Inauguration Ceremony

11.25 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Morning Tea & Group photograph

 

Time Description
11. 45 a.m. – 12.15 a.m. Keynote Address

Prof. Toru Takeo

12.15 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. Guest Speech 1 – Prof. Sugandhika Suresh

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

 

“From Herbal Remedies to Precision Medicine: The Role of Lab Animal Research in Advancing Therapeutic Approaches”

12.45 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. Guest Speech 2 – Prof.  Cholawat Pacharinsak

Director of Veterinary Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Surgery, Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA

 

“Rodent Analgesia – an Update”

1.15 p.m. – 1.45 p.m. Lunch
1.45 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. Guest Speech 3 – Prof. Suresh Poosala

Founder of Acasta Health & OncoSeek Bio Pvt Ltd, INDIA, Ex-Chief at NIA/NIH Comparative Medicine, USA, Ex-BMS Senior Leader Pre-Clinical

2.15 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. Scientific Paper Session – I
3.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. Guest Speech 4 – Dr. Mayuri Thammitiyagodage

Former head, Animal Center, Medical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

“Three Decades of Expertise: A Veterinarian’s Journey in Advancing Lab Animal Science in Sri Lanka”

3.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Guest Speech 5 & Interactive session – Prof. Marcel Frajblat

International Council for Laboratory Animal Science ( ICLAS) Secretary General

Coordination of Activities with Experimental Biological Models – CAMBE, Dean’s Office of the Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

“Laboratory Animal Science in 2045: Trends for the Future in Our Field”

4.00 p.m. – 4.05 p.m. Review of Year 2024 video
4.05 p.m. onwards  Tea & Closure of Day 1
7 pm – Conference Dinner (Pre-registered members only)

 

Jan 26, 2025

 

Time  Description
9.00 a.m. – 09.30 a.m. Guest Speech 6 – Dr. Patrick Sharp

Executive Director, Veterinary Services, University of California, Merced, CA, USA

 

“Factors that Confound and Interfere with Research”

9.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. Guest Speech 7 – Prof. Mangala Gunatilake

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

“Twelve years and beyond-contribution to One health by SLALAS”

10.00 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. Morning Tea
10.15 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. Guest Speech 8 – Dr. Satohiro Nakeo

Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Division of Reproductive Engineering, Kumamato University, Japan

10.45 a.m. –  10.55 a.m. Awarding the Photography competition Winner
10.55 a.m. – 11. 25 a.m. Guest Speech 9 – Dr. Arvind Ingle

President – Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ICLAM)

Scientific Officer ‘H’, Officer-in-Charge | Laboratory Animal Facility, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, India

 

“Infectious Diseases of Laboratory Animals”

11.25 a.m. – 11.35 a.m. Speech of the Winner of Oratorical Competition
11.35 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Poster Session
12.30 p.m. – 1.00 p.m. Lunch
1.00 p.m. – 1.30 p.m. Guest Speech 10 – Prof. Pascal J. Lafontant

Biology Department, Noyce Science Center, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, USA

1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. “Science in Focus: Lab Animal Media Roundtable”

A platform where the lab animal scientists and media personnel meet

2.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m Scientific Paper Session – II
3.30 p.m. – 3.45 p.m. Awarding of Certificates
3.45 p.m. – 3.55 p.m. Vote of thanks by Secretary/ SLALAS
3.35 p.m. Evening tea & Closure of Scientific Conference
4.00 p.m. onwards AGM of SLALAS

Conference Registration

Registration link (Deadline – Jan 10, 2025)

https://forms.gle/kXAXzGfZS2fDA3rR7

Registration fee

Members – LKR 4000

Non-members – LKR 5000

Undergraduate students – LKR 2000

Foreign delegates – USD 50

Bank Details

Account holder’s name: Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Beneficiary bank; People’s Bank, Townhall Branch

Bank account: Savings Account

IBAN number or Swift code: PSBKLKLX

Bank Account #: 167200120007451

Abstract Submission Guidelines (Abstract Submission Closed)

1. All participants at the Scientific Sessions must be registered (Members – LKR 4000, Non-members – LKR 5000, Undergraduates – LKR 2000, and foreign delegates – USD 50)

2. The Presenting Author may be a member of SLALAS (Life/ Regular/ Student) or if not must obtain Session membership.
3. Abstract, consent form, and ethical clearance letter (if applicable) must be submitted. In the absence of all required documents, the abstract will be rejected. Abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines given.

4. SLALAS will communicate on matters related to the respective abstract only with the Corresponding Author as indicated in the attached consent form.

5. The abstracts should be based on original research or a systematic review & meta-analysis. Reviews based on narrative reviews are not accepted. The proposal presentations will be accepted under a separate category but will not be considered under the scientific sessions or for the awards.

6. On the request of the reviewers, a two (2) page-extended abstract may be requested from the
Corresponding Author where the scientific material is given cannot be assessed based on the short abstract already submitted.

7. During the event, if an author is unable to make the presentation due to ill health or any other valid reason, the President shall be notified in writing prior to the day of the presentation (on the day of the presentation in the event of an emergency) and a co-author shall then be allowed to make the presentation.

8. Abstracts must be emailed to slalasci@gmail.com on or before 30th August 2024.

9. If an accepted abstract is not presented (oral or poster) at the Sessions, the Corresponding Author will not be allowed to present any paper at the SLALAS sessions for a period of three years, unless the reason/s for not presenting has been accepted by the Executive Committee.
9. The decision of the SLALAS Executive Committee shall be final on any matter related to abstracts.

FORMAT OF THE ABSTRACT
PLEASE USE THE ABSTRACT TEMPLATE IN THE LAST PAGE WITHOUT ANY FORMATTING TO SUBMIT THE ABSTRACT.
1. All abstracts must be in English, prepared using MS-Word, Times New Roman font size 12 on an A4 size paper with single spacing and 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins.
2. The title of the abstract should be in upper case and should be brief but adequately descriptive. The SLALAS reserves the right to modify the title where necessary.
3. The author’s name should be preceded by the initial(s) but not by prefixes such as Mr, Ms, Dr, or Professor. The names of all the Authors and their affiliations should be mentioned on the title page. Do not include qualifications here. The name of the Corresponding Author should be marked with an asterisk (*) and the Presenting Author should be underlined.
4. Abstracts must be based on original work which should include five (5) keywords, the purpose of the study, methods and materials used, statistical tests used, results obtained, and the conclusion. The abstract should be structured according to the IMRaD format which includes, Introduction – Method – Results – and – Discussion. The abstract should not exceed 300 words of text (excluding the title of the paper, names, and affiliations of authors and keywords). Statements such as “Conclusion will be discussed at the Sessions” are unacceptable. (Subtitles such as the Introduction, Methods, Results, a statement about previous presentation or publication, and acknowledgments of funding source/s will not be counted for the word limit of the abstract).
5. The Author/s should take responsibility for the research work and the content reported in the abstract.
6. If the work has been previously presented or published, in whole or in part, this should be stated clearly in the abstract. This does not disqualify a paper but must be indicated when submitting an abstract.
7. The SLALAS reserves the right to edit the abstract to improve its quality.
8. Abstracts not conforming to the above instructions will be rejected.
For correspondence:
Ms. Piyumika Yapa, Secretary/SLALAS – slalasci@gmail.com

Account Name: Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Account number: 167200120007451
Bank Name: People’s Bank
Branch: Town hall
Swift code: PSBKLKLX

Registration Information Click here

Consent form Click here